Art
A Hidden Flaneur Who Records the Minutiae of Street Life
Mikiko Hara made a conscious decision to discard reliance on the viewfinder, which led to a body of work that is true to her intention to capture street life as a continuous process.
Photography
Books
25 Years of Photographing the Human Skull
Lynn Stern's 25 years of skull photographs are compiled in a new book, which considers the art historical context of this vision of death.
History
The Seductive Currents of Electricity Pylons
In 1,000 historic photographs of electricity pylons shared by the Science Museum in London, a complex symbol of human progress rises above the landscape.
Books
Revisiting the Greenbelt Towns, a Forgotten 1930s Attempt at American Utopia
Photographer Jason Reblando explored the 1930s Greenbelt Towns, a Great Depression attempt at communal living, for his series New Deal Utopias.
Art
Photographs Revisit the Places Terminally Ill Patients Chose to See Before They Died
"Once visited by these terminal patients, these places aren’t just places anymore, they turn into monuments," artist Hrair Sarkissian said of his Last Scene project.
History
Digitized Photos by Julia Margaret Cameron, 19th-Century Pioneer of the Soft Focus
Bodleian Libraries digitized over 100 photographs by 19th-century photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, who brought a dreamy softness to her images.
Books
A Photographer's Infrared Journey to the Island of the Colorblind
Photographer Sanne de Wilde's The Island of the Colorblind investigates a Pacific atoll where an unusually high percentage of the population has total color blindness.
Art
An Artist's Fraught Portraits with Her Bodybuilder Father
In a series of photographs with her father, Polish artist Aneta Bartos pushes, teases, and challenges our notions of families, bodies, and sexuality.
Art
Japanese Playgrounds at Night
Photographer Kito Fujio has spent the last three years traveling his country to capture its playful, surreal, and organic playground equipment.
In Brief
X-Rays of Degas Sculptures Illuminate His Unconventional Process
Conservation scientists at the Fitzwilliam Museum shed some light on the everyday objects forming the armatures of three surviving beeswax sculptures.
Art
The Car as a Vehicle for Desire
The most alluring aspect of the exhibition at the Fondation Cartier is its suggestion of what photographs of cars absent of people can convey.
History
The Creative Chemistry of a Photography Duo from the 1840s
In 1840s Edinburgh, painter David Octavius Hill and engineer Robert Adamson formed the city's first photography studio, which created thousands of images until Adamson's sudden death.